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The attempts to establish a one-polar world order have failed, and the balance on the global arena restores, Russia's President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with a weekly program on the NTV channel. "And since he was able to achieve success in business, this shows he is an intelligent man". We can remember, too, that Obama's government tried to accuse Russian Federation for hacking the Democratic National Committee. (more...)

On Tuesday, Trump proposed that flag burning should be illegal, and violators should have their U.S. citizenship stripped, or face a year in jail. Many have pointed out that the call goes against current US law. At the time, he penned an op-ed that called flag-burners " degenerate attention-seekers ". It's not known what prompted Trump to send the tweet, which came just after another message in which he blasted cable network CNN. (more...)

A bystander's cellphone video , which begins seconds before Slager started shooting, shows Scott fleeing as Slager fires eight shots. It turned out to be a single juror who was holding up the case, insisting that he/she found it impossible to agree with the other jurors (11 whites and one Black) on a guilty verdict, according a letter read by Judge Clifton Newman . (more...)

Valls resigned Tuesday, a day after announcing his candidacy after President Francois Hollande decided not to run for a second term last week. The leftwing primaries take place in January and the presidential election in two rounds in April and May. (more...)

The decision came two days before a state court hearing was scheduled in the case. State Sen. Pat Colbeck, R-Canton, said the recount was an attempt by the Democratic party, in cooperation with Stein, to "disenfranchise 4.8 million voters in MI". (more...)

Pro-government forces have been pushing deeper into besieged eastern Aleppo, taking back neighbourhoods the rebels have held since 2012. United States deputy envoy to the UN, Michele Sison, accused Russian Federation of using a "made-up alibi". (more...)

Despite a majority of scientists' consensus on climate change, the issue remains a politically divisive topic that has raised considerable concern, especially after Trump and his advisers have declared their intentions to dismantle efforts set in place to tackle the global threat. (more...)

The country imposed measures banning its citizens from doing business with North Korean government members and organizations, but a source familiar with Japan-South Korea relations said "almost no" such officials had business ties with South Koreans. (more...)

Asked by Couric to clarify his comments, Snowden said it would vindicate "The fact that I'm independent, the fact that I have always worked on behalf of the United States, and the fact that Russian Federation doesn't own me". But the former four-star general, who once drew praise for his leadership in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he's continued in worldwide work as chairman of the KKR Global Institute. (more...)

Trump said during the campaign he would likely transfer operations of his company to his children, but experts say that wouldn't do much to insulate him. Trump said on Wednesday he is not required by law to alter his relationship with his business, but added: "I feel it is visually important, as president, to in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses". (more...)

President-elect Donald Trump gestures toward reporters as he arrives for a party at the home of Robert Mercer, one of his biggest campaign donors, Saturday, Dec. Trump's choice as defense secretary, retired Gen. James Mattis, has called Russia's aggression in Ukraine a problem "much more severe, more serious" than Washington and the European Union are treating it. (more...)

Stein's campaign has also filed for recounts in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Even though Trump beat Hillary Clinton by fewer than 11,000 votes in Michigan, Thomas said it would be unprecedented to find enough mistakes to make up for that margin. (more...)

The U.S. Consulate in Chennai urged Americans to be careful in the city and to avoid large crowds. She entered politics in the early 1980s, under the guidance of Ramachandran, and after his death in 1987 declared herself his political heir and took control of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam party. (more...)

Mr Lee fielded questions for the first time in parliament as part of the unprecedented questioning of nine leaders from South Korea's biggest business groups about their possible roles in the scandal involving Ms Park and Choi Soon-sil, her shadowy confidante. (more...)

President Park has offered to shorten her term in office if parliament can set up a legal pathway to do so - but it's a move that has been widely criticised as a stalling ploy aimed at luring back members of her conservative party who supported impeachment. (more...)

The petition was started on November 9, one day after the election, and was officially designated the fastest growing and most signed petition in the website's 10-year history. Back to that technicality. The petition comes on top of a three-state recount effort launched by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein . (more...)

Furthermore, 11 individuals and 10 entities connected to the North's weapons development have been added to the United Nations sanctions blacklist, which provides for a global travel ban and an asset freeze. Last September they bought a record amount of North Korean coal, according to a report from Reuters . "There have been fierce back-to-back negotiations". (more...)

Gore , who is a climate change activist said that the meeting "was a honest search for areas of common ground". Gore described the meeting as "very productive". In a meeting with The New York Times last month, Trump said there is " some connectivity " related to humans and climate change. The fact that Trump met Gore was welcomed by his critics, such as Tony Schwartz, who co-authored Trump's "The art of the deal" and has been an unrelenting critic since. (more...)

No bail was set, according to the sheriff's department. It's unclear what the witness said or what was found in Gasser's home. The events spiraled toward a deadly conclusion when Normand said McKnight cut Gasser off. Emotions reached a peak in the press conference when Normand read off hateful messages directed toward his office. "Let's not try to make this out to be something that it is not". (more...)

A enormous sinkhole in Texas engulfed two cars Sunday, injuring one man and killing a reserve deputy. Deputy Nishihara worked as a reserve deputy with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office from August 2009 to October 2016 before transitioning to a part-time deputy at the Bexar County Courthouse, where she reportedly worked as a bailiff. (more...)